orida State is 7-0 in home openers under head coach Jimbo Fisher - including a 34-0 victory over ULM in 2011 - and has outscored opponents 372-52, an average score of 53.1-7.4, in those games. In last season’s home opener, FSU defeated Charleston Southern 52-8.

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ayers that saw the field for the first time in their careers against No. 1 Alabama. Six true freshmen - Cam Akers, James Blackman, Joshua Kaindoh, Hamsah Nasirildeen, Stanford Samuels III, and Leonard Warner - joined redshirt freshmen Josh Ball and Janarius Robinson.

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enior linebacker Matthew Thomas, who missed most of preseason practice due to an eligibility issue, had a game-high 10 tackles against Alabama.

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he number of games under head coach Jimbo Fisher in which Florida State has allowed under 100 passing yards. Of the 16 games, Alabama’s 96 yards through the air marked the 10th game that a Power Five school has thrown for less than 100 vs. the Seminoles under Fisher.

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n regular season non-conference games under head coach Jimbo Fisher, Florida State is 25-4 (.862), including a» record of 18-2 (.900) inside Doak Campbell Stadium.

he Seminoles are 57-13 (.814) all-time in home openers, including a mark of 24-1 (.960) since joining the ACC.

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ombined career starts on the offensive line, led by center Alec Eberle, who has started 20 consecutive games (every game in 2016 & 2017).

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t 77 games, the Seminoles have the longest current streak without losing back-to-back games, dating to a three-game losing stretch in early 2011 (Oklahoma, Clemson, Wake Forest). FSU is one of only six schools that has not lost consecutive games since 2014.

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According to ESPN, FSU’s season opening game against No. 1 Alabama, which aired on ABC, is the most watched opening weekend game on record, with more than 12.5 million viewers turning in.